Fast-food chain Burger King, with around 800 fully franchised outlets in Russia, has decided to pause all corporate support within the country, joining other companies taking similar retaliatory measures following Moscow’s incursion into Ukraine. In a statement March 10, Restaurants Brands International (RBI), the parent company of Burger King, said there are no corporate Burger King locations in Russia. “The business is fully franchised and managed by a local master franchisee. Burger King has suspended all of its corporate support for the Russian market, including operations, marketing, and supply chain in addition to refusing approvals for investment and expansion,” the company stated. Earlier, RBI had announced that it would redirect profits earned from franchised operations in Russia toward humanitarian efforts, beginning with a $1 million donation to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Burger King committed $3 million to support Ukrainian refugees. The brand also announced that its franchises …